dentally

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adverb

With reference to dental matters; with regards to the teeth.

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toothly
OriginEnglish dental ← Late Latin dentālis ← Middle French denta →
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Meanings

adverbdentally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWith reference to dental matters; with regards to the teeth.

    Fireman Foreman's loose-lipped mouth widened in a filial grin, dentally interesting.

    1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 160

    Synonyms: toothly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbWith reference to dental matters; with regards to the teeth.

Similar
toothly

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Italic*dents
  4. Latindēns
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Medieval Latindentālis
  8. Middle Frenchdenta
  9. Late Latindentālis
  10. Englishdental
  11. Englishdentally

From dental + -ly.

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APA

dentally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentally

MLA

“dentally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dentally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentally.

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